»100 Queer Films« identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements, and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. In addition to those films that already hold significant places in queer film canons, this volume examines often-overlooked titles. By highlighting hidden gems alongside well known classics, this book makes a valuable, accessible contribution to queer ... Weiterlesen

Ken Russell (R): The Music Lovers

Blu-Ray. UK 1971, engl. OF, dt. UT, 124 min., € 29.99
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Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson star in this biographical drama directed by Ken Russell. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (played by gay actor Chamberlain) struggles to overcome memories of his traumatic childhood but succeeds in attracting Madame Nadezhda von Meck as his patron, which boosts his musical career. He also struggles with his repressed homosexuality and a disastrous marriage to Antonina Milyukova. ... Weiterlesen

James Ivory (R): Maurice

UK 1987, engl. OF, engl. UT, 141 Min. DVD, € 29.99
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Der erste große schwule Kinofilm mit Happy-End: Großbritannien, im Jahre 1909 - Maurice Hall und Clive Durham studieren an der altehrwürdigen Universität von Cambridge. Wider die gesellschaftlichen Normen verlieben sich die beiden Studenten ineinander. Doch um seine Karriere als angehender Anwalt nicht zu gefährden, löst Clive die Verbindung und stürzt Maurice damit in eine Sinn- und Lebenskrise, doch die beiden ... Weiterlesen

Ken Russell (R): Valentino Blu-Ray + DVD

Blu-Ray + DVD. USA 1977, engl. OF, engl. UT, 128 min., € 29.99
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Ken Russell directs this biographical drama starring Rudolf Nureyev as Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino. The film begins at the 31-year-old actor's funeral in 1926 in New York and, using flashbacks, backtracks to his glory days when the former ballroom dancer used his good looks and charm to mould a successful silent movie career and become one of the first male ... Weiterlesen

Abel Ferrara (R): Pasolini

I 2014, ital.OF, engl. SF, frz. SF, engl. UT, € 39.99
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Willem Dafoe stars as visionary Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini in this drama examining the last day of his life. Having just completed work on his latest film »Salò, Or the 120 Days of Sodom« (1975), the 53-year-old gay controversial director lives in Rome while preparing for his next project. But the intellectual film-maker faces opposition from many portions of ... Weiterlesen

Peter de Rome / Lloyd Reckord / Andy Milligan / Bi: Encounters

Four Ground-Breaking Classics of Gay Cinema. UK/USA 1971, engl. OF, 80 min., € 29.99
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Collection of four ground-breaking short films in which gay men interact in a variety of circumstances. In »Dream A40« (1965), two years before the Sexual Offences Act decriminalized homosexuality in the UK, a young gay couple's relationship is put to the test on a journey during which they must refrain from public demonstrations of their affection for each other.- In ... Weiterlesen

Peter de Rome (R): The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome

USA 1973, engl.OF, 98 min., € 45.95
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Amateur filmmaker Peter de Rome first started shooting 8mm films in 1965 producing a set of painstakingly crafted, atmospheric sexual scenarios for the amusement of himself and his friends. Pioneering producer Jack Deveau saw one of these at a festival and convinced him to collect eight of the shorts, blow them up to 16mm, and release them commercially as »The ... Weiterlesen

Isaac Julien (R): Young Soul Rebels

UK 1991, engl. OF, 100 Min., € 17.99
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The music and club scenes of England in 1977 are recaptured in this tale of two young DJs at a pirate radio station. When a friend is murdered while cruising for sex, they set out to find the killer - whose voice was recorded at the scene of the crime. Isaac Julien directs, with Valentine Nonyela, Dorian Healy, Frances Barber ... Weiterlesen

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Decameron

I/F/BRD 1970, italien. OF, entl. UT, engl. SF, 106 min., € 24.99
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Basierend auf der Novellensammlung »Il Decamerone« des florentinischen Dichters Giovanni Boccaccio, wurden 1970 acht Szenen aus diesem Klassiker der erotischen Literatur unter der Regie von Pier Paolo Pasolini drastisch verfilmt. Eindeutig zielte dieser Film mit seinen für das Italien der 70er Jahre doch recht freizügigen Liebesszenen auf die bigotte katholische Kirche mit ihrer nicht weniger bigotten Doppelmoral. Der Skandal - ... Weiterlesen